November 2024 Florida Surf Film Festival - Tom Curren Headlining

New Smyrna Beach, FL – The fourth and final event of the 2024 Florida Surf Film Festival, presented by Monster Energy and in partnership with Daytona State College, goes live November 15th and 16th at the News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach. Doors open each night at 5PM with movies starting promptly at 6PM. Passes are available now and annual Green Room memberships are also available (twelve month rolling membership), which include a custom FSFF YETI tumbler, official 2024 FSFF t-shirt, a meal ticket and two drink tickets for each event, posters for each event, and more.

Friday night will kick off with from veteran Ben Weiland and The Allen Sarlo 8mm Time Capsule from Allen himself (in attendance) and Justin Jarchow-Misch. In Volcano Island, five brothers hitch a ride through the Aleutians and voyage into a mysterious region in pursuit of a dream. Set to an original soundtrack from Matt Costa, you’ll want to be there early on Friday to take it in. Allen Sarlo, with his Super 8 footage from the 70’s including Venice, POP, and the North Shore, narrates a beautifully restored ride down memory lane with a Q and A as well.

Friday night will conclude with Jamie Brisick (in attendance) and Alan White’s long-anticipated , which tells the story of Australia’s 70’s surf icon, Peter Drouyn; he was a visionary in the surf and a larger-than-life personality out of the water, but his transformation to Westerly Windina was to be his greatest realization of self. A Q & A with Jamie will follow. This film addresses adult topics and is a rated-R equivalent. It also deals with issues of gender transition and human sexuality that many audience members may find uncomfortable.

Saturday night kicks off with a couple short films, and Changing Tempo from Shan Canuel and the NOW NOW media team of Will Bendix and Alan Van Gysen, respectively. Tempo is their third film to be selected and follows Mikey February’s journey from competitor to one of the most versatile and admired free surfers. Next up, from Nate Laverty presents a fresh perspective on the beauty and dedication of surfing in the unpredictable setting around Vancouver Island, Canada. The film also features Central Floridian Ryan Huckabee, who will be in attendance.

The 2024 Florida Surf Film Festival will conclude on Saturday with a screening of Nilton Baptista and Jeremy Pfeiffer’s (both in attendance) , sharing the unexpected friendship between surf icon and three-time world champion, Tom Curren, and videographer, Masahito Kito, one with a board and the other with a camera. The duo captured the heart Tom’s career and his later exploits. Tom and his son Pat will be in attendance for a live musical performance immediately following the film with a Q and A to follow. This once in a lifetime event doesn’t begin to describe how special this night will be, and there will surely be a few other world champs in the house for the show.

See agenda for details of the nights' festivities.

We are proud to have Monster Energy serve as our presenting sponsor again for this year’s festival, providing travel and lodging for the filmmakers who attend the festival. We are also happy to partner with Daytona State College’s School of Digital Media Production, and we want to thank the chair of their department and FSFF director, Brad Moody, for his invaluable support, growing the festival’s capacity from 300 to 850 seats per night and providing an incredible student base to help us fulfill our mission.

Podcast Sponsor: Surfing’s Evolution and Preservation Foundation

Principal Sponsors: Volusia County, Roark, YETI, Sun Bum, OluKai, Wagner Vasileros – aka The Lawyer Dude, Anson Stoner, Globe Brand Footwear, and Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Major Sponsors: Persimmon Hollow, Cronin Surfboards, Florida Virtual School, Brian Layman Wealth Management, Cap’n Lu’s – A Health Food Store for Pets, Red Dog Surf Shop, Kembali Board Shack, Café Verde, Gallery 237, and Clancy’s Cantina

Local Sponsors: Flaunt Electric Bicycles, Scott Yurchison Real Estate, Daytona Climbing Company, Dragon Alliance, LunDev Homes, Nixon, Mangrove Bay Design, Biological Consulting Services, Dr. Phil Stephens at MyEyeDr, Funxion IT, Pura Vida Bracelets, Beachside Tavern, Solento Organic Tequila, Dr. Matt Smith (Chiroprator), Daytona Drywall and Plaster, White Claw, Kula Yoga, Oceans of Hope Foundation, and Surfrider Foundation Flagler/Volusia.

Media Partnerships include: , , , , , , and .

Encyclopedia of Surfing provides our historical and archival needs.

Host or Publisher Florida Surf Film Festival presented by Monster Energy